Hindsight 20/20: Looking Back for a Vision Forward in Gerontology

2022 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Brad A. Meisner
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
50Th Anniversary ◽  
Annual Scientific ◽  
Educational Meeting ◽  
Diversity And Inclusion ◽  
Canadian Association ◽  
Conference Theme ◽  
The World ◽  
Opening And Closing ◽  
Looking Back

Abstract This article contains excerpts from the opening and closing remarks delivered at CAG2021 – the Annual Scientific and Educational Meeting of the Canadian Association on Gerontology (CAG) – which was hosted virtually from October 21 to 23, 2021. This event commemorated CAG’s 50th anniversary and included 645 delegates from across Canada and the world. The conference theme, “Hindsight 20/20: Looking Back for a Vision Forward in Gerontology,” focused on the burgeoning gerontological work that examines the various and complex ways that COVID-19 has affected older people and aging, as well as the need to develop a stronger emphasis on justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion in the field of gerontology.

Human Resource Management: For Humans

2021 ◽  
pp. 263145412098211
Author(s):  
Dilip Soman
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Human Resources Management ◽  
Managerial Decision ◽  
Incentive Design ◽  
Managerial Decision Making ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
Diversity And Inclusion ◽  
The World ◽  
The One ◽  
Behavioural Sciences

Marketing departments, governments and policymakers all around the world have increasingly started embracing the field of behavioural sciences in improving the design of products and services, enhancing communications, improving managerial decision-making, encouraging desired behaviour by stakeholders and, more generally, creating a human-centric marketplace. Within organisations, the human resources management (HRM) function is perhaps the one place that acknowledges that humans are central to the organisation’s success, so it is critical that HRM too actively embraces the insights and methods of behavioural sciences. In this article, I provide an overview of the behavioural sciences, discuss how HRM can benefit from an in-depth knowledge of the science and illustrate specific examples from recruitment processes, training and communications, incentive design, employee-oriented processes, and diversity and inclusion initiatives that could benefit from evidence from behavioural sciences.

scholarly journals Globalisation and older people: effects of markets and migration

2002 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. 647-663 ◽  
Author(s):  
GAIL WILSON
Keyword(s):  
Social Policy ◽  
Older People ◽  
Economic Restructuring ◽  
Older Men ◽  
World Trade Organisation ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
The Poor ◽  
The World ◽  
The Rich ◽  
Older Men And Women

This paper discusses the material aspects of globalisation and the effects of the movements of trade, capital and people around the world on older men and women. While some older people have benefited, most notably where pensions and health care are well developed, the majority of older men and women are among the poor who have not. Free trade, economic restructuring, the globalisation of finance, and the surge in migration, have in most parts of the world tended to produce harmful consequences for older people. These developments have been overseen, and sometimes dictated, by inter-governmental organisations (IGOs) such as the International Monetary Foundation (IMF), the World Bank and the World Trade Organisation (WTO), while other IGOs with less power have been limited to anti-ageist exhortation. Globalisation transfers resources from the poor to the rich within and between countries. It therefore increases social problems while simultaneously diminishing the freedom and capacity of countries to make social policy. Nonetheless, the effects of globalisation, and particularly its financial dimensions, on a nation's capacity for making social policy can be exaggerated. Political will can combat international economic orthodoxy, but the evident cases are the exception rather than the rule.

«CHERNOMOR»: TO THE 50th ANNIVERSARY OF THE LONGEST EXPERIMENT

2021 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 122-132
Author(s):  
T. M. Podymova
Keyword(s):  
50Th Anniversary ◽  
Maximum Depth ◽  
Optimal Methods ◽  
Oxygen Breathing ◽  
Scientific Experiments ◽  
The World ◽  
Southern Branch ◽  
Physiological Research ◽  
And Training

The work is devoted to a brief description of the preparation and conduct series of scientific experiments in the underwater laboratory “Chernomor” during the period of 1967–1972. The experiments were carried out at the depths from 8 to 30 meters. The place of the experiments is the Southern Branch of the Institute of Oceanology (Gelendzhik). It was unique experiments in the duration of a person’s stay underwater. The maximum depth for “Chernomor” was identified, the optimal methods of organizing work in underwater inhabited houses and the permissible depths for the use of nitrogen-oxygen breathing mixtures were determined. Specialized medical and physiological research was carried out to develop a methodology for the selection and training of aquanauts for future scientific crews. “Chernomor” was the only underwater house in the world that served on the seabed for five seasons in a row. More than 50 scientists from all over the country worked in it in different crews. The work is a tribute to the memory of all enthusiasts and dreamers: designers and developers, engineers and technicians, divers and scientists, everyone involved in those unforgettable events.

Promoting the dignity and worth of all people: The privilege of social work

2018 ◽  
Vol 61 (6) ◽  
pp. 758-766 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Henrickson
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Gender And Sexuality ◽  
Sexual And Gender Minorities ◽  
Gender Minorities ◽  
Conference Theme ◽  
Sexuality And Gender ◽  
The World ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Successes And Challenges ◽  
International Social

The Dame Eileen Younghusband Lecture is presented every two years at the joint world conferences of international social work. In 2016 it was presented in Seoul and was based on the conference theme ‘promoting the dignity and worth of people’. The lecture includes a review of heroes, legal, political and social successes, and challenges for sexual and gender minorities around the world. It challenges the binary of gender and sexuality. The privilege of social work is to choose either to challenge or to reproduce oppression based on sexuality and gender, and protect the dignity and worth of all peoples.

Rushing for Gold Redux

2019 ◽  
Vol 88 (2) ◽  
pp. 336-344
Author(s):  
Andrew C. Isenberg
Keyword(s):  
World War Ii ◽  
Full Text ◽  
Historical Review ◽  
Gold Rush ◽  
International Perspective ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
World War ◽  
The World ◽  
Looking Back ◽  
Critical Perspectives

Seventy years ago, Pacific Historical Review published one of the journal’s first “special issues,” looking back on the California Gold Rush. The special issue came at a significant transitional moment in the study of the Gold Rush. In the late 1940s, historians had begun to turn away from nationalist and celebratory accounts of the Gold Rush and toward more critical perspectives. The influence of the World War II was acute, particularly in encouraging a more international perspective on the Gold Rush. (The full text of the 1949 special issue, “Rushing for Gold,” is available at http://phr.ucpress.edu/content/18/1.)

Assessment of older people in the community: lessons from Britain’s ‘75-and-over checks’

1999 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 305-316 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steve Iliffe ◽  
Mari Gould ◽  
Paul Wallace
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Older People ◽  
General Practitioners ◽  
Unmet Need ◽  
Health Assessment ◽  
Health Care Needs ◽  
Care Needs ◽  
Contractual Obligation ◽  
Assessment Programme ◽  
The World

Research carried out in the 1950s and early 1960s indicated that there was considerable unmet need amongst older people in Britain. This work prompted research into ways of meeting the health care needs of older people, a task made more important by the aging of the population at the end of this century. This focus resulted in the introduction in 1990 of a nationwide health assessment programme for older people, as a contractual obligation for general practitioners. The programme, the first in the world, remains in force but is widely ignored. This paper describes:

scholarly journals Current challenges for women in orthopaedics

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (10) ◽  
pp. 893-899
Author(s):  
Maryam Ahmed ◽  
Laura C. Hamilton
Keyword(s):  
Patient Outcomes ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Business Sector ◽  
Left Behind ◽  
Diversity And Inclusion ◽  
The World ◽  
Female Surgeons ◽  
The Common ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Military

Orthopaedics has been left behind in the worldwide drive towards diversity and inclusion. In the UK, only 7% of orthopaedic consultants are female. There is growing evidence that diversity increases innovation as well as patient outcomes. This paper has reviewed the literature to identify some of the common issues affecting female surgeons in orthopaedics, and ways in which we can address them: there is a wealth of evidence documenting the differences in the journey of men and women towards a consultant role. We also look at lessons learned from research in the business sector and the military. The ‘Hidden Curriculum’ is out of date and needs to enter the 21st century: microaggressions in the workplace must be challenged; we need to consider more flexible training options and support trainees who wish to become pregnant; mentors, both male and female, are imperative to provide support for trainees. The world has changed, and we need to consider how we can improve diversity to stay relevant and effective. Cite this article: Bone Jt Open 2021;2-10:893–899.

scholarly journals Home > All Content > Vol 47, No 2A (2016) States, Markets and Society – New Relationships for a New Development Era Cover Page Edited by: Melissa Leach December 2016 Volume 47 Issue 2A ‘How does change happen?’ and ‘How should change happen and how can it be enabled?’ are key questions analysed in this IDS Bulletin, drawing on the Institute of Development Studies’ reflections on States, Markets and Society as a theme of its 50th Anniversary year. The year generally, and this Bulletin issue specifically, looks back in order to look forward to future challenges and how to meet them. While the first part of this IDS Bulletin draws on a selection of archive articles to highlight key debates over the decades, the second part looks forward by drawing on contributions to IDS’ 50th Anniversary conference, which took place in July 2016. The roles and relationships of the public and private sectors and civil society have been central themes in analysis and action around the social, economic and political change that constitutes development. However, articles in this issue suggest that over-dominance of market forces over government, business and civil society accounts for many of today’s development challenges, and suggest a rebalancing of the current States–Markets–Society triad to give greater weight and influence to state and societal forces to those of the market. An agenda is also considered for new alliances and relationships, suggesting that cross-cutting themes and inter- and transdisciplinary approaches will be required – by international partnerships – to integrate high quality research with the knowledge of people working in state, business and civil society organisations, mobilising evidence for impact. In such ways, this IDS Bulletin charts some contours of a future map of development studies, in a new era. SUBSCRIBE FOR PRINT States, Markets and Society – Looking Back to Look Forward New Relationships for a New Development Era Melissa Leach ABSTRACT FULL ISSUE PDF Introduction: States, Markets and Society – Looking Back to Look Forward Melissa Leach DOI: 10.19088/1968-2016.175 ABSTRACT PDFONLINE ARTICLE Politics, Class and Development (Editorial) Robin Luckham DOI: 10.19088/1968-2016.176 ABSTRACT PDFONLINE ARTICLE The Retreat of the State (Editorial) John Dearlove, Gordon White DOI: 10.19088/1968-2016.177 ABSTRACT PDFONLINE ARTICLE Alternatives in the Restructuring of State-Society Relations: Research Issues for Tropical Africa David Booth DOI: 10.19088/1968-2016.178 ABSTRACT PDFONLINE ARTICLE Towards a Political Analysis of Markets Gordon White DOI: 10.19088/1968-2016.179 ABSTRACT PDFONLINE ARTICLE Strengthening Civil Society in Africa: The Role of Foreign Political Aid Mark Robinson DOI: 10.19088/1968-2016.180 ABSTRACT PDFONLINE ARTICLE No Path to Power: Civil Society, State Services, and the Poverty of City Women Hania Sholkamy DOI: 10.19088/1968-2016.181 ABSTRACT PDFONLINE ARTICLE States or Markets – Twenty-five Years On Christopher Colclough DOI: 10.19088/1968-2016.182 ABSTRACT PDFONLINE ARTICLE Inequality and Exclusion in the New Era of Capital Violet Barasa DOI: 10.19088/1968-2016.183 ABSTRACT PDFONLINE ARTICLE Inclusive Innovation, Development and Policy: Four Key Themes Amrita Saha DOI: 10.19088/1968-2016.184 ABSTRACT PDFONLINE ARTICLE Consequences of Inequality for Sustainability Sunita Narain DOI: 10.19088/1968-2016.185 ABSTRACT PDFONLINE ARTICLE Accelerating Sustainability: The Variations of State, Market and Society Dynamics in Diverse Contexts

IDS Bulletin ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 47 (2A) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramy Lofty Hannah
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
50Th Anniversary ◽  
Development Studies ◽  
High Quality Research ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Research Issues ◽  
New Era ◽  
Civil Society Organisations ◽  
New Development ◽  
Looking Back

scholarly journals Poor coherence in older people's speech is explained by impaired semantic and executive processes

eLife ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Hoffman ◽  
Ekaterina Loginova ◽  
Asatta Russell
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Older People ◽  
Speech Production ◽  
Semantic Knowledge ◽  
Computational Method ◽  
Cognitive Factors ◽  
Executive Processes ◽  
Age Related ◽  
The World ◽  
Selection Of

The ability to speak coherently is essential for effective communication but declines with age: older people more frequently produce tangential, off-topic speech. The cognitive factors underpinning this decline are poorly understood. We predicted that maintaining coherence relies on effective regulation of activated semantic knowledge about the world, and particularly on the selection of currently relevant semantic representations to drive speech production. To test this, we collected 840 speech samples along with measures of executive and semantic ability from 60 young and older adults, using a novel computational method to quantify coherence. Semantic selection ability predicted coherence, as did level of semantic knowledge and a measure of domain-general executive ability. These factors fully accounted for the age-related coherence deficit. Our results indicate that maintaining coherence in speech becomes more challenging as people age because they accumulate more knowledge but are less able to effectively regulate how it is activated and used.

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